Academy Of Mates novel Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Hours later, while everyone was loading the plane headed for my old pack, I found myself panting, breathing like there wasn’t enough oxygen in my lungs.

“We can stop if you want to,” Sebastian says in a low voice. “You don’t have to push yourself too hard.”

“I’m fine.” I insisted, meaning it this time. The self defense moves he was teaching me weren’t tiring at all, but learning them, step by step and repeating them over and over, was what made me pant. I wasn’t even sweating but I was hyper focused on making sure I could get whatever Sebastian was teaching me perfectly right. “I really want to learn this before we go.”

“Afraid something might happen?” He asks with a lifted eyebrow.

“No but I feel like I’m slacking.” I doubt anyone would try anything with Sebastian nearby. My pack fears him more than anything and if my father’s worried words from yesterday’s call were any confirmation, the pack thinks I’ve been eaten alive by the Alpha they call a monster. “I’m so behind and I haven’t even attempted to shift yet.”

“It’s been a day, my little mate.” Sebastian took my chin between his thumb and his pointer, making me look up at him. “These things take time.”

“I know, but can we just do it one more time?” I asked, blinking up at him. “Just to make sure I got it?”

He takes one look at me and nods. “It’s not like I can say no to you.”

I tried to hide my smile, feeling all giddy inside. Sebastian stood close to me, his chest pressed against my back as I felt every taut muscle. The brief contact sent a thrill through me. I had to remind myself we were training or else we would find ourselves in bed again.

“Get into position.” Sebastian orders, mirroring what he had said just hours ago before we got into a compromising position in his office. It sent a shiver down my body and it was all because of the images that flashed in my head- the ghost of his touch… his lips on my skin making me tingle.

If I hadn’t been paying attention, I would have done exactly what we did earlier, sitting down and waiting for him to part my legs. Thankfully, I was focusing as I took a steadying breath, and nodded, standing the way he taught me to.

“Spread your legs more.” He uses his hand that lingers to push my thighs apart. “There.”

It didn’t help that he was whispering in my ear, his tone distracting.

“Use your opponent’s weight against them.” Sebastian instructed, though his eyes were dark. “And don’t be afraid to fight dirty. Hit where you know it hurts.”

My hand reaches for his crotch where I know the fabric is barely holding together from his hardness. “Here?”

He doesn’t pull away, if anything, he presses closer until I can feel all of him. “Do not tempt me, my little mate. I’ll have my way with you in this training area if you continue to test me and I won’t be gentle.”

I know he wasn’t joking and, in spite of the fact that we had the training area to ourselves, I wasn’t about to tempt fate by testing Sebastian’s horrible self control in such an open area where anyone could easily walk in on us. “When do you think I can shift?”

“Soon.” He says, eyes still dark but stepping back a little so I could breathe. “When shifting into your wolf, your body has to be prepared for the pain. Because there is pain, but the more you do it, the easier it’ll be.”

“I’m not scared.” I told him, feeling slightly brave. I’ve always been jealous of people that could freely shift. At night, in my old pack, when everyone was asleep, I would watch the shadows of wolves that ran through our barren lands.

Sebastian brushes my hair back and smiles encouragingly. “We’ll try it as soon as you progress further into your training.”

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“I think it’s best I train with Shannon.” I teased, pulling away from his touch. “You’re a great distraction.”

“That makes both of us.” He muses back. “You like Shannon?”

“Yes. She’s so nice and patient. I was slowing her down yesterday but she acted as though I was faster than her.” I shake my head, remembering how I saw her wave people back, stopping them from overtaking me. “You made a good choice with her. She’s strong but gentle. The right kind of Delta for you.”

“She was always supposed to be Delta. She was one of the first to join the pack. A rogue on the run from the city pack that was hunting her to make her work for their factories.” Sebastian explains. “But Moira,” He glanced my way, making sure it was okay to mention her and when I nodded, he continues. “Moira was here the longest and she was already upset that Benedict was the Beta. Shannon was the one that told me not to make her Delta to give way to Moira.”

“I suppose all things happen for a reason,” I said, holding his hand and squeezing it affectionately.

He squeezes it back. “Yes. It does.”

My eyes flickered at the setting sun, the valley draped in buttery gold light. “Should we go now?”

He nodded, taking my hand in his. “Yes. They’re almost done loading the plane. Are you ready to see your father?”

“Very much so.” I said eagerly, smiling widely. “I, uh, I hope you’ll like it there. It’s nothing like this, our land, but it has been my home for a very long time.”

“Anywhere with you.” Sebastian says, pulling me towards where the plane is waiting. “We’ll be there by morning.”

I know we’re near the plane when I see men and women carrying a collection of things like several couches, baskets and baskets of fruit, cans of paint, a couple of thick mattresses and a few other weird things. “What’s that for?”

Sebastian glanced at the items and nodded. “A few things for your pack. I was told they needed some things.”

“A whole dining table?” I gawked, following a guy carrying a long wooden table onto the back of the plane. “Who needs

that?”

“Your father.” He tells me, a hand on my lower back as he takes me up the steps of the plane. “He’s going to have a lot of visitors from this point on.”

“You make it sound like we’ll visit him every week.” I joked.

But Sebastian merely shrugs. “If that’s what you want and as long as I’m with you.”

Like before, Sebastian guides me up the stairs inside the plane onto the second floor. I know where I’m supposed to sit by the amount of pillows and blankets on one of the seats beside the window. Sebastian helps me with the seatbelt and proceeds to sit across from me,

I looked out the window, admiring my new home and feeling my heart lighten at the sight of it. The golden light that basked the beautiful expanse of greens and winding rivers will never get old.

“Alpha, everything is ready to go. We’ll be taking off when you say the word.” It was Benedict, coming from the front of the plane.

My eyes widened at the sight of him. I didn’t know he was coming.

I thought Shannon was.

Sebastian looks out the window an expression I didn’t recognize on his face. “Let’s go.”

He barely raises his voice, but the plane falls deafeningly quiet as various officers and high ranking members shuffle to take their seats. They settle down immediately, never questioning their Alpha nor giving him the opportunity to repeat his

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words. All there was, was the sound of seatbelts buckling as the plane started to move.

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This man, my mate, was the law and he didn’t need to put much effort into proving such. His unrivaled presence fills the room like a living, breathing thing.

I admired him quietly. He was relaxed in his seat, legs spread apart and hands on either side of the seat, but the power surrounding him was suffocating.

Everyone in the room seemed afraid to breathe it in.

Sebastian is truly unmatched.

When the plane starts to tilt upward, I settle back on my seat, tearing my eyes away from him. Instead of being scared like my first time riding a plane, I felt excited. The smile on my lips is ever present.

The lights dimmed as the plane took off flying in the sky. My stomach did a little flip as I watched the mountains get smaller and smaller, our valley almost nonexistent from the distance.

Sebastian holds my hand through the entirety of it, his eyes still staring at the window. He was deep in thought, his mind. elsewhere.

Why did it feel like he was keeping something from me?

It started when we first got on the plane.

Was it about Benedict? Or did he not want to visit my father? There were so many questions, but for the first time, I felt as though he might not answer.

I fell asleep, staring at his face, wondering what secrets he was hiding.

When I opened my eyes again, it was morning and a blanket was yet again wrapped around me. The only difference is, I was on Sebastian’s lap, his arms circled around me as he read a paper. At some point in the flight, he must have carried me to his seat, cradling me in his arms.

As I took a quick peak of our surroundings, I noticed that most of his officers were awake but none dared look our way. Much like the training area, everyone seems confused about what to do when their Alpha shows affection.

Without anyone needing to tell me, I’m aware Sebastian isn’t prone to displays of affection or displays of any kind, for that matter. The man is stiff. He is strict and emotionless. He barely speaks. And lie most definitely does not touch another. Yet here was their all powerful Alpha, holding his mate while she slept as he read- I glance at the paper in his hands- reports on food rations.

“Good morning, my little mate.” He whispered, having noticed that I was awake. “Did you sleep well?”

I nodded, yawning sleepily and leaning back on him, enjoying the feel of his warm chest on my cheek. My fingers curled around his shirt, pulling him closer. “More sleep.”

Sebastian let out a low chuckle, allowing me to be flush against him. “We’re about to land.”

My eyes opened once more, glancing at the open window. White fluffy clouds were all I saw until I caught a glimpse of brown. A big contrast to the greens and blues of my new home, the dull browns and blacks of my old barren home appear as the plane starts to descend.

It was not a pretty sight but my heart leaped like it was the most beautiful place on earth. Because it wasn’t as heavenly as my new home and it wasn’t enchanting like the Academy, but this place… it was my salvation.

I grew up here when I thought I was never going to be found. These lands represented a new beginning for me with my father and this place will always have a special place in my heart. This place, no matter how hard it was to live in, was all I knew and I loved it for all its imperfections.

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And when we finally landed, I could barely contain myself.

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